Sterling. To quote a very wonderful VP...
I have looked again at that longer clip on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT0OE0tuA1A
IMO, he was going to somehow put Bush into his "education" remark, lost his train of thought or was distracted, read from his notes, and fixated on the punch line "you get stuck in Iraq". That's what makes his press conference and explanation so painfully delightful. He couldn't fess up. A totally lame and botched attempt at sarcasm. And a great reminder why we should not have liberals in charge.